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In this photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien interviewed by Jay Leno during Leno's final taping as host of The Tonight Show in Burbank, Calif. on Friday, May 29, 2009. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater) **MAGS OUT, NO ARCHIVING, NO SALES**

Jay Leno did not wake up to a congratulatory Emmy nomination call on Thursday for his work on "The Tonight Show" – something former host Conan O'Brien was honored with, but Jay is keeping his sense of humor about not getting recognized.

"The good news is 'The Tonight Show' got four nominations. The bad news I didn't get one of them," Jay joked in his monologue on Thursday, after Conan's version of "The Tonight Show" was honored with a nomination for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy series along with nods for Directing, Writing and Art Direction.

Talk Show Wars: Conan Returns

Before the big show, Access Hollywood's own Billy Bush and Maria Menounos – along with Nate Berkus, will host NBC's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Red Carpet Special, live at 4 PM PT from the Nokia Theater at LA Live

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